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<h2 id="tldr">TLDR</h2>
<ul>
 <li>Joseph Gebbia unloaded 58,000 Airbnb shares for $8.03 million on January 12 at $138.45 each</li>
 <li>The director has dumped 936,000 shares since October totaling over $115 million in sales</li>
 <li>Stock closed at $132.79 with analysts maintaining “Hold” rating and $147.84 average target</li>
 <li>RBC Capital keeps Outperform rating at $170, betting on hotel expansion growth</li>
 <li>Institutional ownership stands at 80.76% with Vanguard holding largest position</li>
</ul>
<p>Joseph Gebbia just cashed out another chunk of his Airbnb stake. The company director sold 58,000 shares on January 12 for $8.03 million.</p>
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<p>The shares went for an average price of $138.45 each. After the sale, Gebbia holds 518,015 shares worth $71.7 million.</p>
<p>This latest transaction cut his position by 10.07%. But it’s hardly the first time he’s hit the sell button lately.</p>
<h2 id="massive-selling-spree-continues">Massive Selling Spree Continues</h2>
<p>Gebbia has been systematically reducing his stake since October. The numbers tell the story.</p>
<p>He sold 236,000 shares on October 27 for $30.3 million. Another 236,000 went on November 10 for $28.5 million.</p>
<p>The selling continued with 232,000 shares on November 24 bringing in $26.5 million. Then came three consecutive monthly sales of 58,000 shares each.</p>
<p>December 1 netted $6.9 million. December 15 brought $7.6 million. December 29 added $7.9 million to the total.</p>
<p>All told, Gebbia has dumped nearly 936,000 shares. Total proceeds top $115 million across these transactions.</p>
<h2 id="stock-takes-a-hit">Stock Takes a Hit</h2>
<p><a href="https://blockonomi.com/airbnb-abnb-stock-global-booking-boom-fuels-revenue-beat-and-share-surge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Airbnb</a> shares dropped Wednesday. The stock fell $7.28 to close at $132.79.</p>
<p>Volume spiked to 7.68 million shares. That’s well above the average 4.23 million daily trades.</p>
<p>The company’s market cap sits at $81.74 billion. Its P/E ratio is 31.54 with a beta of 1.09.</p>
<p>Shares trade between a 52-week range of $99.88 and $163.93. The 50-day moving average is $127.16.</p>
<h2 id="analysts-eye-hotel-strategy">Analysts Eye Hotel Strategy</h2>
<p>RBC Capital doubled down on its bullish call January 14. The firm kept its Outperform rating with a $170 price target.</p>
<p>The bank sees hotels as a game changer. RBC’s analysis of Madrid suggests each 10% market penetration adds 40-80 basis points to room night growth.</p>
<p>The firm thinks the stock will move before financials show full impact. They’re betting the market will price in success early.</p>
<p>Multiple analysts have upgraded recently. B.Riley jumped from Neutral to Buy at $170.</p>
<p>Barclays moved from Underweight to Equalweight at $120. Cantor Fitzgerald went from Underweight to Neutral at $141.</p>
<p>The consensus rating stays at “Hold” though. Average price target across all analysts is $147.84.</p>
<h2 id="financial-performance">Financial Performance</h2>
<p>Airbnb missed earnings expectations in Q3. The company posted $2.21 per share versus $2.31 estimates.</p>
<p>Revenue came in at $4.10 billion. That beat the $4.08 billion consensus and grew 9.9% year-over-year.</p>
<p>Net margin stands at 22.03%. Return on equity hit 32.14%.</p>
<p>Analysts project $4.31 earnings per share for the full year. Institutional investors control 80.76% of outstanding shares.</p>
<p>Vanguard Group leads institutional holders. The fund increased its stake by 1.7% to 38.3 million shares worth $4.65 billion.</p>
<p>Harris Associates holds 14.2 million shares. Geode Capital owns 9.9 million shares.</p>
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